Ken O'Keefe Archive.

Born July 21, 1969 – American-Irish-Palestinian & Hawaiian citizen and activist and former United States Marine and Gulf War Combat veteran. In Hawaii he rescued 46 Green Sea Turtles wrapped in monofilament fishing line, removed 13 Ghost Nets from the Sea & led the successful campaign of creating the Pupukea Marine Life Sanctuary on the North Shore of Oahu. Just months after September 11, 2001 he set fire to his United States passport & stated on CNN that the US Government was directly involved in the 911 attacks.

Subsequently, in 2003 he led the ‘TJP Human Shield Action to Iraq’. 2008 he created the ‘Aloha Palestine’ Social Enterprise to open up International Trade for Palestine/Gaza. He was a defender of the MV Mavi Marmara in 2010 during the Gaza flotilla raid, where he disarmed two of the Israeli commandos who boarded the ship after the Israeli’s had murdered 10 defenders of the ship. Ken is currently developing TJP Social Enterprise with far reaching objectives in line with his humanitarian work. He is also writing several books, Editing/Presenting/Producing Documentary Films, Narrating Professionally, Speaking/Lecturing & training in Mixed Martial Arts in the UK & soon Thailand. Use the contact form if you wish to consult/hire/invest in his ongoing projects.